Comb, Electrophoresis
Comb, Electrophoresis
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- Description (Brief)
- This white plastic electrophoresis comb is made from hard plastic and has 15 tines.
- Electrophoresis combs are used to create the wells in gels for electrophoresis, a technique that uses the electrical charges of molecules to separate them by their length. It is often used to analyze DNA fragments. When a gel is poured, a comb is inserted. After the gel solidifies, the comb is removed, leaving wells for samples.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- comb, electrophoresis
- user
- Genentech, Inc.
- used
- United States: California, South San Francisco
- Physical Description
- plastic (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 1 7/8 in x 5 1/8 in x 1 1/4 in; 4.7625 cm x 13.0175 cm x 3.175 cm
- ID Number
- 2012.0198.21
- accession number
- 2012.0198
- catalog number
- 2012.0198.21
- Credit Line
- Gift of Genentech
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- Medicine and Science: Biological Sciences
- Biotechnology and Genetics
- Science & Mathematics
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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